Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro has targeted Champions League success at his new club after years of disappointment at Bayern Munich.

ARSENAL new boy Eduardo da Silva impressed in last night’s friendly at Red Bull Salzburg but could not prevent the Gunners falling to a narrow defeat.

Feyenoord 1 Chelsea 1

AC Milan 2 Bayern Munich 2

SATURDAY night’s 1-1 draw between Roma and Milan in Rome lived up to its billing as a possible dress rehearsal for the Champions League semi-final.

BAYERN MUNICH took their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League thanks in part to the quickest goal in the tournament’s history.

Bayern Munich 2 Real Madrid 1 (Bayern win on away goals, 4-4 on aggregate)

Madrid put their recent troubles aside to hold the advantage going into the second leg although Bayern snatched two vital away goals.

REAL Madrid coach Fabio Capello praised David Beckham after the former England captain marked his return with a goal in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad.

ROBERTO MANCINI etched his name into Inter Milan’s history books yesterday with a record-breaking ninth successive league victory, beating Messina 2-0.

Barcelona showed no sign of nerves to dismiss Werder Bremen 2-0 in their must-win final Champions League Group A match tonight.

RONALDINHO scored a sensational overhead kick as Barcelona thrashed Villarreal 4-0 at the Nou Camp to stay at the top of La Liga.

SEVILLA’S dream season continued yesterday as they took command of the Spanish Primera Liga at Barcelona’s expense with a 2-0 win over Osasuna.

CHAMPIONS Barcelona came unstuck last night as Real Madrid triumphed 2-0 in El Classico at the Bernabeu.

SPANISH champions Barcelona sent out a warning shot to Champions League opponents Chelsea last night as they opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga after their nearest rivals all faltered.

Bayern Munich are preparing to offload a striker should they complete the transfer of Ruud van Nistelrooy from Manchester United.

Portugal 1 Holland 0

Holland coach Marco van Basten insists he would choose Arjen Robben over Wayne Rooney because the Chelsea star “can be the best player in the world”.

JUVENTUS striker Alessandro Del Piero has been ruled out of tomorrow night’s Champions League quarter-final, first leg away to Arsenal.

Bayern Munich virtually closed out the race for the Bundesliga title by extending their lead to nine points.

TONIGHT’S Champions League clash with Bayern Munich is just the start of what is likely to be a make-or-break week for AC Milan.

Bayern Munich 1 AC Milan 1

A DREADFUL mistake from Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes gifted Valencia all three points and cut Frank Rijkaard’s side’s lead at the top of La Liga to six points at the Mestella last night.

AN INJURY time goal from Adriano gave Inter a dramatic 3-2 victory over Milan in the city derby at the San Siro last night.

BARCELONA remain second in Spain’s La Liga following a 3-1 win away to Getafe last night.

Bayern Munich opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga thanks to a 3-1 home win over high-flying rivals Werder Bremen.

BAYERN Munich say Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz will be sidelined for six months after sustaining a cruciate ligament injury in Saturday’s 2-1 win over FC Cologne.

JUVENTUS have made an excellent start to the Serie A season but coach Fabio Capello insists he is not taking Rapid Vienna lightly ahead of tonight’s Champions League Group A tie.

GHANA midfielder Michael Essien is poised to join Chelsea from Olympique Lyon, a source close to the French champions said last night.

FORMER Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier has been named the new coach of reigning French champions Lyon. Houllier, ousted from the Liverpool hot seat last summer, will replace Paul Le Guen, who announced he was leaving the club after three seasons in charge during which time he won three league titles.

BARCELONA restored their six- point lead over Real Madrid in the Primera Liga last night as a spectacular strike from Samuel Eto’o and a cool finish from substitute Lionel Messi helped them to a 2-0 win over Albacete.

Bayern Munich secured their 19th championship on Saturday as Roy Makaay’s hat-trick helped them to an impressive 4-0 win at Kaiserslautern.

TWO goals from Ludovic Giuly and one apiece for Oleguer and Gerard gave Barcelona a 4-0 win over Malaga last night and moved them a step closer to their first La Liga title in six years.

Bayern Munich (5) 3 Chelsea (6) 2

Bayern Munich 3 Chelsea 2 (Chelsea win 6-5 on aggregate)

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has elected to replace Glen Johnson with Bayern Munich transfer target Robert Huth.

Bayern Munich coach Felix Magath is ready to spring an upset in the Champions League against Chelsea.

Real Madrid 4 Barcelona 2

UEFA today confirmed Chelsea have been cleared over suggestions that fitness coach Rui Faria received telephone messages from banned coach Jose Mourinho during their Champions League game against Bayern Munich.

BAYERN MUNICH boss Felix Magath has said that he would have no problem with Jose Mourinho making secret contact with his players during tonight’s Champions League clash at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea remained tight-lipped today as speculation over the future of manager Jose Mourinho continued ahead of this week’s Champions League quarter-final first-leg against Bayern Munich at Stamford Bridge.

SOME good news for Chelsea. Bayern Munich’s two top strikers, Claudio Pizarro and Roy Makaay, were injured in their 3-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.